If, like me, you require a fix of QueerJoe's Knitting Blog as often as possible, it's very distressing go to his usual domain and be confronted with nothing but the word "ok." Never fear, he has not abandoned us, he is merely grappling with some domain pointing issues.

You can get to him here. He has lots of cool things on his knitting blog that I don't, such as knitting.

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Mhairi
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Franklin, I can't wait until Friday!Teletubbies on tv for junior, and Cast-on podcast for mummy on the iMac(with big mug of tea and knitting of course)I have recently discovered podcasts and love them - it reminds me of being an 11 year old girl with my taperecorder pretending to be a DJ.Love your blog - found it from Jeans (Miles) site, which I found from Madknits site (Madelaine, and australian lady living in Glasgow who attends the same SnB as me)

Stephanie is the reason that many of us should just write, "yeah, me too." in our blogs and quit while we're ahead. But I never listen to reason. Fortunately, neither does anyone else or where would I be with my high speed connection on a Friday night looking for knitbloggers?

This is absolutely nothing to do with Marilyn, but I have to riff on "sui generis"...

So, in the back of New York magazine (not to be confused with the snottier "New Yorker"... "New York" is snotty, but in a hipper sort of way) they have (or used to anyway) little contests related to language... one of them was something like, "mistranslations." The winner of the competition was:

This question has nothing to do with your post, so I apologise in advance. You spoke in previous posts about your love of etiquette tomes. Could you tell me, in your research, did you come across a dining style called "International Style?"

I am traveling to London and am worried that I'll stick out like a sore thumb if I hold my fork the wrong way. Any pointers?

Reading your blog...you know it gives me a thought that the knitting world in the blogosphere isn't that big after all. It seems that everyone knows each other. Things got mentioned that you'd know of...I mean, your audio at Brenda's Cast-On...The Yarn-Harlot's books.

Haaaaa....*it's a small world aaaafter all, it's a small world aaaaaaaafter all!*

I love your cartoons and blog in general. It makes me smile when I see there is a new post from you in my Bloglines roll. - Thanks.

Just had to butt in on Christina's question. There are more important things in life than how you hold your fork and British people are totally used to seeing Americans (you are American?) eat. Don't stress about it, enjoy your trip.

I'm gonna butt in too and say, loved your response to Christina, Dawn! Christina, have a great trip & "don't sweat the small stuff!"

If you're curious, the only "big" difference is that Brits/Europeans don't switch hands--fork stays in right hand from plate to mouth, there's a wrist-swiveling motion--while some Americans were trained to move the fork to the left hand before putting it in their mouths.

But trust me--you will "stick out like a sore thumb" a lot more if you are twisting yourself into a pretzel trying to hold your fork in way that's unfamiliar or unnatural to you (I've seen people do that--it's painful to watch). Just do whatever you normally do--nobody will care--as Dawn says, they're used to us. And you have better things to think about--you're on an exciting trip, after all! Have a blast!

tired of your roving...LMFAOOh Lawdy, I might just pee from that joke. I'd show it to someone, anyone, I know, but they don't need any more proof that I'm just a geek with knitting needles.I just popped over to congratulate you on the lovely Knitting Olympic Gold medal button you made. Love it.I've never listened to a podcast before (not even Stephanie's) but I'm looking yours up.

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